2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of gull of the genus
{Stercorarius}. Three species occur on the Atlantic coast.
The jagers pursue other species of gulls and force them to
disgorge their prey. The two middle tail feathers are
usuallydecidedly longer than the rest. Called also
{boatswain}, and {marline-spike bird}. The name is also
applied to the skua, or Arctic gull ({Megalestris skua}).
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Jäger — (singular der Jäger , plural die Jäger , pronounced|ˈjɛːgɐ, as in Yeager) is the German word for hunter , and also a common German surname.It is related to die Jagd (plural die Jagden ) for the hunt , and jagen for to hunt . In English it is… … Wikipedia